Impact – Page 7
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Special ReportPlace-based impact investing on the rise as investors look closer to home
The rise of place-based impact investing has taken place amidst a growing demand for impact both locally and regionally
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Special ReportPension funds KBC and PGGM outline their stance on impact investing
Two pension providers offer different perspectives on impact in their portfolios
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NewsAllianzGI names first winner of Impact Research Award
Asset manager celebrates academic papers that help it assess the sustainability impact of unlisted companies
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NewsNew scenarios suggest investors must put more emphasis on physical climate risk
Ortec Finance treats an increase in average temperatures as permanent in its most pessimistic scenario
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NewsShareholder campaign on greening oil and gas suspended for a year
Follow This founder Mark van Baal says an increase in support is necessary for resolutions to be effective
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: European investors plough ahead
Plus: DEI and net zero goals amid growing trans-Atlantic divide
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Indonesia’s sustainable finance energy is encouraging
Olga Hancock, head of responsible investment at the UK’s Church Commissioners, reports back from an investor trip to Jakarta
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NewsAPG and TIAA award €475m impact investing mandate to Arcmont
The investment will be centred on four key themes: climate, health, education and sustainable economic growth
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Special ReportPension and investment consultants: Business models are changing
Pension and investment consultants are adjusting business strategies in response to an increasingly complex and volatile investment environment
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NewsGerman government earmarks a further €200m for venture capital
KfW Capital is launching the Impact Facility, a new building block of the Future Fund, to strengthen impact investing in the German venture capital market
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NewsIASB delays decision on pollutant pricing mechanisms project
Deferring the decision to the next agenda consultation will allow stakeholders and IASB to consider priority of PPMs
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NewsICSWG sets out priorities to free trustees from regulatory burdens
Group’s first paper outlines three key actions to remove barriers to sustainable investing
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: UK taxonomy: good idea or bad idea?
Plus: European Commission’s omnibus initiative; NBIM on decarbonisation; NEST in talks with managers that left climate initiatives
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News150+ investors come out against EU’s plan to renegotiate sustainability rules
Joint statement says ‘omnibus’ proposal is unnecessary
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AnalysisESMA and SFDR: another looming identity crisis for Europe’s ESG funds?
A redesign of SFDR may bring a new labelling regime after ESMA acted to fill the gap
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NewsPNO Media awards €150m impact mandate to Achmea IM
The €7.9bn Dutch multi-sector scheme wants half of its investments to contribute to biodiversity and the other half to fight climate change
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NewsAllianz GI amends ESG fund investment policies for ESMA compliance
Allianz GI, AXA IM and DWS reveal their plans to comply with ESMA rules
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NewsCEPB leads investor engagement for peace in Goma
The investor engagement initiative follows the capture of the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels
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NewsAPG and Rabobank invest €800m in new impact loans
The investment has been made through Colesco Capital, a new Rabobank-owned investment platform with a focus on sustainable corporate loans
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NewsERAFP links share buyback approval to Paris alignment impact
French pension fund approves changes to voting guidelines following in-depth review
